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Painter Malvin Gray Johnson and the Harlem Renaissance

June 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Greensboro-born painter Malvin Gray Johnson fought in WWI and became a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance movement before his tragic death at age 38. Kenneth Rodgers, Director of the […]

POSTPONED Friday After 5: Food and Films

June 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Rescheduling this event for fall 2018. Check back soon for more details. Asian flavors and short films about food are on the menu to celebrate the exhibition Second Generation Asian […]

Good Works Wednesday at Natty Greene’s

June 27, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 pm

Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing Co. will donate 10% of total sales all day Wednesday, June 27, to the Museum as part of its Good Works Wednesdays. What a tasty […]

Homefront Mobilization in Europe during WWI

June 27, 2018 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Lest We Forget: WWI through the Eyes of Nine highlights wartime mobilization in Greensboro, but what was the experience like in Europe, so much closer to the battlefields? Wake Forest […]

#onebyoneGSO Community Portrait

July 3, 2018 - July 4, 2018

Tom Styrkowicz – 53Tom – creates a mosaic of the whole community one photo at a time. Help us build the #onebyoneGSO community portrait with more than 500 faces. Come by […]

Museum Open for Fun Fourth

July 4, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

It's special hours at the museum for the Downtown Greensboro Fun Fourth Festival. Activities inside and outside include the #onebyoneGSO Community Portrait. Participants get a free portrait of themselves by […]

#onebyoneGSO Community Portrait on View

July 10, 2018 - September 9, 2018

On July 3–4, 2018, photographer Tom Styrkowicz turned the museum lobby into a pop-up studio. He took portraits of more than 500 people. Assembled into a huge wall of faces, […]

5 by O. Henry Plays

August 12, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Join us for the 32nd season of 5 by O. Henry. A handful of the writer's well-known stories come to life onstage at the Greensboro History Museum. Don't miss this year's […]

5 by O. Henry Plays

August 12, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Join us for the 32nd season of 5 by O. Henry. A handful of the writer's well-known stories come to life onstage at the Greensboro History Museum. Don't miss this year's […]